Little Miss Diggory || A Draco Malfoy Love Story

Chapter 22

Layla

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The music begins to play loudly, and cheers fill the field. Cedric had won the Triwizard cup.

Something is wrong. A scream is heard, among the loud clapping.

"He's back, he's back," Harry gasps, "Voldemorts back! Cedric, he asked me to bring his body back."

No

My ears ring, the crowd's cheers blocked out, he was dead, Cedic was gone, and it was all my fault.

"You should've tried harder you should have stopped him from entering in the first place," A familiar voice booms through my head. "He is dead all because of you!" I fall beside his lifeless body tears rolling down my cheeks uncontrollably. Why him?

"Let me through, let me through."

My dad.

"That's my son," he cries "that's my boy." Tears begin falling quicker, I feel like I can't breathe. My head Is pounding. That's my best friend, my brother, the closest thing I had to a parent.

I had lost everything.

I'm alone.

"Cedric this is stupid!" I look at him disbelief in my eyes, "these tasks," I say, pointing outside, "are dangerous." It was the day before the final task, It was one of the last times I spoke to him.

"Look, I'll be fine," he says, smiling reassuringly, "besides what can I do now?" I sigh, sitting down next to him. "Look I know your upset and all, but I'll be ok," he pulls me into a hug, I nod. Maybe I was just overthinking it.

"A maze?!" Daniel gasps, "how are we even supposed to see them?" He continues talking, but I can't hear his all I can focus on is Cedric. He was going into the maze first along with Harry.

A canon is shot up in the air, and the music begins playing.

Cedric is gone, and I'll never see him again.

"Layla!" My mother scolds, "can you please try a smile. The Macmillan family are here," she says, smiling at another woman. "I heard they have a very handsome son about your age too."

"What's that suppose to mean?" I screw my face up.

"Well they are a pureblood family, and have a flawless reputation, It would be a good thing for this family if you know, you become... Romanticly involved with him." I raise my eyebrow and huff. "Stop that you'll mess up your hair. Your brother never acted like this!"

Disappointment

Useless

Selfish

"You did this! He would still be here if you had have stopped him!"

Horrible sister

Blind

Killer

"You don't deserve this, this should be Cedric!"

Stupid

Undeserving

Alone

"I couldn't leave him not there,"

NO

NO

NO

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Draco

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My eyes flutter open to reveal a dark room. What's the time? I look over at the clock,

11.48

I look over at Layla. She is shaking, she looks like she is crying. I stand up quickly and kneel next to her,

"Layla," I whisper, she gasps and sits up. Looking around, she shakes her head and places it in her hands. I twist her around gently, making room for me to sit next to her.

"Hey," I whisper gently, "you ok?"

What a stupid question, clearly she is not ok.

"Once Charles is at Hogwarts, I'm never coming back here," she says, looking up, "whenever I'm here is when the nightmares are the worst." I pull her into a hug,

I did this to her,

my father did this to her,

no,

he did this to her, Voldemort himself. I will never like him, and I wouldn't join, but I have to. Once I become a... Deatheater I can't speak to her, I can't hug her, and I can't look at her the way I do.

I have to keep her safe. "Draco," she says, gently pulling away, "you alright?" I was crying. She pulled hand up and wiped my tear gently, and pulled me back into a hug,

"Merry Christmas Draco,"